Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong in Islamic Thought
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Feb 16, 2006
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Englisch
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Taschenbuch
(702 Seiten)
Format
Taschenbuch
Seiten
702
Sprache
Englisch
Veröffentlicht
Feb 16, 2006
Verlag
Foundation Books
ISBN-10
8175963204
ISBN-13
9788175963207
What duty do we have to stop others from doing wrong? The question is intelligible in almost any culture, but few seek to answer it in a rigorous fashion. The most striking exception is found in the Islamic tradition where "commanding right and forbidding wrong" is a central moral tenet. Michael Cook's comprehensive and compelling analysis represents the first sustained attempt to chart the history of Islamic reflection on this obligation and to explain its relevance for politics and ideology in the contemporary Islamic world.
Geschichte
Zeitgenössisch
Politik